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Standards and Criteria

Standards

Standards are legally enforceable numerical limits or narrative statements specified in permits, approvals, regulations, legislation and orders.

• Standards for the End of Pipe Water Based Discharges from the Pacific Place Site. Only applicable at the Pacific Place site in Vancouver.
• British Columbia Standards for Managing Contamination at the Pacific Place Site(PDF/103 KB). Superseded by the requirements of the Contaminated Sites Regulation.
• Director's Interim Standards For Contaminated Sites - Generic Numerical Drinking Water Standards for Aluminum, Iron and Manganese (PDF/202 KB) Updated October 2010

Standards Policies

• Overview of CSST Procedures for the Derivation of Soil Quality Matrix Standards for Contaminated Sites
• CSST Policy Decision Summary (PDF/2 MB).
• Tier 1 Ecological Risk Assessment Policy Decision Summary
• Criteria Managing Contaminated Sediment in British Columbia - Technical Appendix (PDF/338 KB)
• Development and Applications of Sediment Quality Criteria for Managing Contaminated Sediment in British Columbia (PDF/636 KB)

Standards Workshops

• Contaminated Sites Soil Task Group Workshop on the Development and Implementation of Soil Quality Standards for Contaminated Sites (PDF/983 KB)
• CSST Record of Response to Major Results and Recommendations Forthcoming from Eco-Workshop
• BC Environment Responses to Expert Panel Recommendations
• Contaminated Sites Standards Review Workshop Report March 20-22, 1996 (M.M. Dillon Limited) (PDF/3.22 MB)

Criteria

Criteria are guidelines documents used by regulators to set standards.

1. British Columbia Water Quality Guidelines (Criteria)
2. Ministry of Environment Water Quality Guidelines
3. Developing Criteria and Objectives for Managing Contaminated Sites in British Columbia, 1995 (PDF/6.77 MB)
4. Criteria for Managing Contaminated Sites in British Columbia, 1989 (PDF/108 KB)

Scientific Support Documents

• Derivation of Proposed 2007 Draft Matrix Soil Standards for Barium (PDF/452 KB)
• Finalization of Proposed 2007 Final Draft Matrix Soil Standards for Sodium (Na+) and Chloride (Cl-) (PDF/430 KB)
• Director's Interim Air Concentration Criteria for Contaminated Sites (PDF/399 KB)
• A Guidance Manual to Support the Assessment of Contaminated Sediments in Fresh Water, Estuarine, and Marine Ecosystems - Volume I (PDF/954 KB)
• A Guidance Manual to Support the Assessment of Contaminated Sediments in Fresh Water, Estuarine, and Marine Ecosystems - Volume II (PDF/1.67 MB)
• A Guidance Manual to Support the Assessment of Contaminated Sediments in Fresh Water, Estuarine, and Marine Ecosystems - Volume III (PDF/1.56 MB)

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